Bowling game



March 5, 1935. R. PENN 1,993,225

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.Patented Mar. 5, 1935 BowmNG GAME Ronald Penn, Toronto,

Ontario,' Canada, assignor of one-half to William Francis JoseplrHume,

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application December 13, 1933, Serial No. 702,104

z claims.v (c1. 27ssn The invention relates to improvements in bowling games as described in the present spe'cill` cation and described in the accompanying drawing which forms part of the same.

The invention appertains in particular to a parlour game andhas for its object the provision of a game of this nature in which a return runway extends beneath the playing board and has a guard at the head end to preclude the pins from gravitating down it when knocked into the pit. A further distinctive feature resides in forwardly inclining the head or impact member so that it will direct the ballsl downwardly into the pit instead of onto the playing board.

A still further Ydistinctive feature lies in the arrangement of theV front or playing end of the board whereby a pocket is formed by prolonging the runway. This pocket retains the balls readily accessible to the player. A general object of the invention is to produce a game structure in which the component parts are tted togetherjby means of grooves and secured by the tie-rods. This construction is not only economical to manufacture but also facilitates shipment in that it can be shipped knocked down instead of in its assembled form.

Referring to the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 `is a. side elevation of the game. so Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view there- Figure 3 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view looking in the direction of the arrows and taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a head end view.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the gures throughout the drawing oi the invention. v

In-the drawing, the reference numeral. 6 d enotes the playing board which presents an elongated playing surface common to games of this nature. The head end 7 has the usual arrangement of ve pins denoted at 8 at which the balls 9 are propelled by" a cue in the hands of` the player. An indent seat is preferably furnished, as customary, in the playing end 11 of the board to lodge a ball that is about to be played.

' The playing board'is iitted in grooves 12, 12 in the opposing side members 13. The side members have their head ends 14 increased in depth So as to extend well' above the playing surface of the board, which v.terminates shortV of sai head ends as seen fromfthe drawing.

The `head piece 15 or impact `element is tted in grooves 16 in the side members and is forwardly inclined in spaced relation to the end 7 of the playingboard. The inclination of the head causes the balls striking it to rebound downwardly. l

Coextensive with the playing board and spaced from the underside thereof on a slight downward ,angle from the headpiece 15 isa runway member 17 tted inthe side members by means of grooves 18 and prolonged beyond the playing end 11 of said board. The member 17 composes a runway subjacent the playing board for the return by gravity of the balls. By prolonging the member 17 as at 19 and furnishing it with a cross-piece 20, a pocket 21 is formed in which they balls come to rest and can be conveniently picked out by the player.

The portion of the runway member A17 that lies between the playing board and the headpiece 15 lforms the bottom of thev pitA 22 into which both the ballsand the pins drop. In order to onlyfallow the balls to gravitate down the runway a guard 23 is provided and has spaced ilngers 26 between which the balls pass.l The pins, however, on account of` their size are retained in the yDit.

'I'he component parts of the game are secured in the groove connections by means of tie-rods 24 having nuts 25 tightened on their threaded ends. This forms a sturdy and easily assembled apparatus.

What I claim :isz-fvr f 1. In a bowling game, a substantially horizontal playing board having a head end, pins disposed upon the head endlthereof, balls for projection along the playing board and at the pins,"

elements forming a pit at the head of the board,

said elements including a bottom member continued beneath` the playing board and on a slight angle to form a gravity runway for the balls, and an apertured guard interposed at the entrance tothe runway to retain the pins in the pit, said guard providing spaced vertical elements located a slightly greater distance apart than the diameter of the balls.

2. A bowling game composed of a playing board, opposing side members having grooves inv which said board is tted, said side members having their head ends continued' beyond the board and increased in depth, ythe side members also having the opposite ends continued beyond the playing end of the board, a headpiece forwardly inclined and fitted iny grooves in the said side members in spaced relation to the board, a bottom member extending from the headpiece on a slight downward angle beneath 'the playing board to form a runway, said runway extending beyond the playing end of the playing board and iitted in grooves in said side pieces, a cross piece rising from the lower end `of the runway, tie 

